It may be brutally hot in some parts of North America now, but hockey season is right around the corner, with the first NHL preseason games kicking off in just a few weeks. As we turn our attention to the frozen pond and on this 50th anniversary of the opening of the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, we asked Britannica hockey fan extraordinaire Amy Tikkanen (no relations to Esa but dubbed Amy the Awesome here at Britannica), manager of our Corrections Desk and a huge fan of the Detroit Red Wings (ahem, even though we’re Chicago based) and particularly Steve Yzerman (whose biography she wrote for Britannica), about her favorite hockey terms or expressions. She couldn’t limit herself to 10, so here’s her top 12 and her (somewhat Detroit-biased) explanations.

Do you know what a Gordie Howe hat trick is? If you don't, he might fight you. Courtesy of National Hockey League.

1. Gordie Howe hat trick: Named after the sport’s greatest player, it refers to when a player scores a goal, registers an assist, and fights in one game.
2. Sin bin: Penalty box.
3. Top shelf: The upper area of the net.
4. Lighting the lamp: Goal. The light behind the goal is lit by the scorekeeper when a goal is scored.
5. Statue of Liberty: When the goalie makes a save with his glove and then holds it up (ala the torch in the Statue of Liberty).
6. Biscuit: The puck.
7. Five hole: The space between the goalie’s legs.
8. One-timer: When a player receives a pass and immediately shots.
9. Sieve: A goalie who allows numerous goals.
10. Sweater: Jersey.
11. Slap shot: A shot in which a player raises his stick high behind him and then swings to strike the puck, creating great power and velocity. Also the name of the best hockey film ever made.
12. Goon/Enforcer: A player known for fighting.